Commercial New Construction
Investing in energy efficiency is just good business |
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Alliant Energy’s Commercial New Construction program offers free energy design assistance and cash incentives to help Iowa business owners and developers build in energy efficiency—before construction starts.
- Design team incentives
- Construction Incentives
- Program requirements and how to apply
- Brochures and forms
- Structure newsletter
Whether your business is commercial or industrial, let Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light Co. (Alliant Energy-IP&L) help make your next project Efficient by Design.
Immediate return on investment
Energy-efficient buildings use less energy, cost less to operate and impact the environment less than conventional buildings. According to ENERGY STAR®, organizations that improve their energy performance outperform their competitors by as much as 10 percent.
Our Commercial New Construction program provides a unique opportunity for team members to participate in an integrated design process that uses building performance simulation modeling to identify and implement cost-effective energy efficiency strategies which add significant investment value to the project.
Reap the rewards
Design your next project with energy efficiency in mind and reap the rewards:
- Use less energy
- Cost less to operate
- Protect the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Offer employees a more comfortable work environment
- Increase employee productivity
Our Commercial New Construction program will help you identify and implement strategies that will give your business a competitive advantage.
Design team incentives
Participating in the Commercial New Construction program is easy. Here’s how the energy design assistance phase works:
- The design team or owner submits a screening form [PDF] to pre-qualify for the program. This should be done as early as possible in the design process. For your convenience, a copy of the screening form is available online:
- Alliant Energy-IP&L will screen the project to verify that it meets program guidelines.
- If the project is accepted, Alliant Energy- IP&L’s energy design consultants will meet with the design team to develop optional energy conservation strategies and estimated incremental costs.
- The energy design consultant will provide a final energy report to the owner and the design team, describing implementation, energy savings and simple paybacks for potential strategies.
- The building owner and design team will choose the strategies to be incorporated into construction.
Types of building systems
A wide variety of building systems will be analyzed in the energy design assistance process, including:
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Design team incentives
Alliant Energy-IP&L contracts with an independent consultant to facilitate design team collaboration on various energy-saving strategies. A design team participation incentive—based on the square footage of the building—is offered to offset all or most of the team members’ expenses associated with working with our energy consultant.
Alliant Energy-IP&L offers the following design team participation incentive:
Building size
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Design team
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<5,000 |
$2,000 |
10,000 |
$2,400 |
20,000 |
$2,900 |
30,000 |
$3,300 |
40,000 |
$3,800 |
50,000 |
$6,000 |
100,000 |
$7,000 |
150,000 |
$8,000 |
200,000 |
$9,000 |
250,000 |
$10,000 |
300,000 |
$11,000 |
350,000 |
$12,000 |
400,000 |
$13,000 |
Construction Incentives
Following design of the project, the design team will provide a copy of the final construction documents to Alliant Energy-IP&L’s energy consultant. The consultant will then review the documents and compare them to the energy-efficiency strategies selected by the owner.
The construction documents report will allow the owner to adjust/add energy-saving strategies and to confirm if certain options are no longer being considered. Elimination of certain strategies may result in a lower construction incentive than originally projected during the energy design phase.
After completion of the building, Alliant Energy-IP&L’s consultant will provide a final energy verification report. Construction incentives will be paid to the building owner based on the electric and gas savings modeled and verified as installed by the consultant.
A minimum energy savings of 5 percent better than State of Iowa code is required for construction incentives to be awarded. Incentives will be paid to the owner/developer upon receipt of the final energy verification report.
Construction incentives
Construction incentives range from five cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for 5 percent savings to 14 cents per kWh for 35 percent savings and above; and 50 cents per therm for 5 percent savings to $1.40 per therm for 35 percent savings and above.
Construction incentives are structured to significantly reduce the estimated incremental cost of qualifying high-efficiency strategies.
Program requirements and how to apply
The Commercial New Construction program is available to retail electric and/or natural gas customers of Alliant Energy-IP&L. To qualify, new commercial buildings and building renovation projects must be located within the Alliant Energy-IP&L Iowa service territory.
If you participate in the Commercial New Construction program, your project will be ineligible for other Alliant Energy-IP&L energy efficiency programs. Projects that are not enrolled in the Commercial New Construction program may still qualify for standard or custom rebates on heating and cooling systems, lighting and other energy-efficiency measures.
How to apply
To participate in Alliant Energy’s Commercial New Construction program, download, print and complete the screening form:
Download the Commercial New Construction screening form [PDF]
Then e-mail your completed form to commercialnewconstruction@alliantenergy.com, fax your completed form to 319-786-4146 or mail to:
Alliant Energy
Commercial New Construction Program – CR GO-8
200 First Street SE
P.O. Box 351
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0351
Brochures and forms:
Download the Commercial New Construction brochure [PDF]
Download the Commercial New Construction screening form [PDF]
Structure newsletter
Structure is a quarterly electronic newsletter geared toward design professionals. It offers timely information on new construction topics such as daylighting concepts and whole building design. Through the newsletter, Structure recipients can access an on-line library of technical, business and engineering documents and resources as well as our "Ask an Expert" hotline service. There is no usage limit, all questions and answers are held in strict confidence, and answers are typically issued within 24-48 hours. Access the Structure newsletter.
Alliant Energy-IP&L does not guarantee that the installation of high-efficiency equipment will result in reduced usage or demand or in cost savings. The manner in which a customer uses and maintains energy-efficient equipment affects potential cost savings. Alliant Energy-IP&L makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to any equipment purchased and/or installed, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Alliant Energy-IP&L be liable for any incidental or consequential damage. Products and services from Alliant Energy-IP&L detailed here are offered to retail customers of Alliant Energy-IP&L in Iowa. Alliant Energy-IP&L reserves the right to cancel or change programs at any time. Alliant Energy-IP&L’s acceptance of project applications does not guarantee payment of a construction incentive. |
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